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cŏlostra

gen. cŏlostrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , (, , , Mart. 13, 38, 2; in sing.: , Mart. l. l.; Serv. ad Verg. E. 2, 22)
the first milk after delivery; the biestings
the first milk after delivery, the biestings, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123; 11, 41, 96, § 236; Col. 7, 3, 17; Pall. Nov. 13, 1.—As a dainty dish, Mart. l. l.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 154; 1, 2, 177; Laber. ap. Non. p. 84, 13.
Perseus ID: n9169 Key: colostra